South Plainfield Top Stories
By DAWN MILLER
April 15, 2025
EDISON, NJ - On April 9 at the Pines Manor, South Plainfield High School's Ava Chapman and Ryan Rizk were honored along with more than 70 student-athletes from Middlesex County high schools at the 24th annual Dan Hayston Memorial Middlesex Conference Sportsmanship Awards Luncheon. Each of the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Students in 10th and 11th grade at South Plainfield High School recently had the opportunity to learn more about different post-graduation pathways and professional opportunities. On April 10, the South Plainfield High School Counseling Department hosted its annual Career Day ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield Zoning Board is holding its second regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in the South Plainfield Borough Hall's courtroom. On the agenda for the upcoming zoning board meeting are two commercial cases. In the first case, the applicant ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The South Plainfield School District will officially reopen its Tiger Farms outdoor market on Wednesday, April 16. Run by students in the Transition Academy, the market will take place under the white tent on the grounds of South Plainfield High School (parking lot side) from ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The top of South Plainfield's order spent the morning getting on base and starter Mike Castagna pitched into the seventh inning as Tigers held off a Millburn rally for a 5-3 victory over the Millers in the Autism Awareness Challenge at Union Catholic on Sunday.The game was ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- The annual opening day parade was rained out, but that couldn't put a damper on the anniversary reunion of the 2015 South Plainfield varsity baseball state championship team by the South Plainfield Junior Baseball Club on Saturday morning.Nine members of that Tigers' ...
TRENTON, NJ — People who stopped at the New Jersey Turnpike service area in Woodbridge on Saturday, April 5th, may have been exposed to the highly contagious measles virus, state health officials warn.The NJ Department of Health issued an alert saying a person with the measles virus traveled ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Ken Crilley is out, but he is not down.Crilley, a 2nd grade teacher at Woodbridge’s Ross Street Elementary school – a South Plainfield native – is out of the running to be 2025’s “America’s Favorite Teacher,” but he remains upbeat and optimistic. He says he learned a lot and may ...
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY - It's Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. I thought I would share a reflection I wrote a few years back about the significance of Palm Sunday.Make Your Life Count: Take Time This Palm Sunday: Pastor Pat SharkeyIntroduction: A student graduated from graduate school ...
EDISON, NJ -South Plainfield’s Ava Chapman and Ryan Rizk were among 70 high school student-athletes who were honored during the Greater Middlesex Conference’s 24th annual Dan Hayston Memorial Sportsmanship Awards luncheon at The Pines Manor in Edison on April 9.Despite the added pressure of ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week is held annually every second week of April to honor telecommunications personnel in the public safety community. The week-long event, established back in 1981, serves as a time to celebrate and thank those who dedicate their ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - In another softball game played in football conditions, the Tigers showed their heart at their home field on Thursday in a win over their rival, the Knights of Old Bridge. The Knights were first on the scoreboard when Senior Alexandria Hunt #23 homered to left field, scoring ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Been looking to tap into that inner painter? Well, then check out May's Creative Crafting with Karen at the South Plainfield Public Library. For May, the adults-only crafting project dives into acrylic painting. Two dates for an evening of acrylic painting are being offered, ...
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ - The South Plainfield High School golf team went up against Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division-leading Monroe High School on Thursday at the Forgate Country Club. South Plainfield lost to the Falcons 162-226. This is the Tigers' first season in the GMC's highest division ...
UPDATE: Bojangles will officially open to the public on Wednesday, April 23 at 6 a.m., not April 22 as previously reported.PISCATAWAY, NJ – Bojangles will bring its famous chicken and biscuits to Central Jersey with the much-anticipated grand opening of a new location in Piscataway.The restaurant, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Each year, the National Safety Council (NSC) designates April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month to draw attention to this serious and preventable problem, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) also recognizing April as a time to focus on ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- In the second rematch of the week between last year's two Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament finalists, Old Bridge held on for a 1-0 baseball victory over South Plainfield when a play at the plate ended a sterling pitchers' duel.Old Bridge pitcher John Smith spent the ...
EDISON, NJ - The South Plainfield High School golf team took on St. Joseph's of Metuchen High School on Wednesday at the West Nine Colf Course. South Plainfield lost to St. Joe's 148-175. Tanush Bedi finished second overall on the leaderboard for the Tigers, shooting a 35. The Tigers' loss dropped ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - On a chilly afternoon for tennis, South Plainfield High School swept Spotswood High School on Tuesday at Spring Lake Park for the Tigers' second victory of the season. South Plainfield defeated the Chargers 5-0. All the Tigers won their matches in straight sets.Michael Carney ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - From April 21, 2025, to August 31, 2025, the Department of Public Works will be conducting its Right-of-Way maintenance program to control weeds growing near guide rails and concrete medians, and sidewalks on main and connecting roads throughout the Borough.Roadside spraying ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex County Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios, on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, delivered the 2025 State of the County address at Middlesex College on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Unveiling strong fiscal projections, the speech emphasized the County’s ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - With temperatures dipping below 40 and wind gusting the South Plainfield Varsity Tigers ran into the hot bats of the Saint Thomas Aquinas Trojans on Tuesday. The game was scheduled to be played at STA but was moved due to overnight rain that caused poor field conditions. ...
SOUTH PLAINFILED, NJ - One of the goals this year for South Plainfield Department of Public Works Clean Communities Coordinator Kristina Nieradka is growing the borough's Adopt-A-Spot program. Nieradka is also the borough's Secretary to Superintendent of Public Works and Municipal Engineer Leonard ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Tuesday was a big day for South Plainfield High School goalie Ava Kurilew. Kurilew made nine saves in the South Plainfield High School girls lacrosse team's 14-6 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Going into Tuesday's game, Kurilew was four saves shy of reaching the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Union Catholic High School Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC) will host its Movers, Shakers, Change Makers: Fun, Fitness, and Fighting Cancer event on Saturday, May 10, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Union Catholic (1600 Martine Ave., Scotch Plains). The event will ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ -- In a rematch of last year's Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament final, the South Plainfield baseball team made a statement with a 6-3 victory over Old Bridge on the road on Tuesday afternoon.South Plainfield rallied for two runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 4-3 ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, an initiative that recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect.For 2025, the theme is ‘Doing Things Differently: Moving from the Challenge to the Change,’ and, at a ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - South Plainfield Middle School 8th Graders Christopher Barbayanni, Sanjana Varma, and Sofia Marabella were the 2025 Winners of the Elk’s Club Annual Americanism Essay Contest. The students all wrote a one-paragraph essay in response to the prompt “What does Patriotism Mean ...
The Middlesex County Office of Health Services and Middlesex County Office of Human Services are seeking Middlesex County residents' input on their health, social service, and well-being needs for their Community Needs Assessment. Community input is vital to help identify community strengths, gaps ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex College Vice President of Student Enrollment Services José Laureano has been awarded the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) 2025 Mena Valdez Community College Award. The award recognizes members of NASPA’s Latinx/a/o Knowledge ...